We're having a bloody brilliant night. If I top my glass up yet again I'll get cirrhosis. I'll give it another hour. The dishwasher's emptied, the diary's written, I've had a shower. All I have to do is to fall into bed happy. Kettle's on.

I'm going to bed now. I want to spend the whole of tomorrow watching Tories on the telly looking miserable and squirming. I want to hear Teribus telling us what a disaster this has been. Oh God, I may be as happy as Larry and drinking something fizzy tomorrow evening...

North Fife there has been three recounts. Two of the counts gave Lib dems the seat whilst two gave it to the SNP. Finally gone to SNP by I think it is two votes. Lib Dem candidate could be taking further action.

This is a huge justification for Corbyn who has gone from nowhere to virtually parity in such a short time despite the vile MSM bias. It is a slap in the face to Murdoch, to the bitterites and snakes, and the destruction of May-not. UKRAP was wiped out too. Bonzo should quake in his boots - a pig with a blue rosette could get elected in Croydon South, but Gavin Barwell is writing his sequel "How to lose a marginal seat" in Croydon Central and Labour held Croydon North with increased majority.

The danger is that this may open the door for Baron dePfeffel Johnson, a far more dangerous person than May-not. He is a very clever schemer and dissembler, indeed manipulator and liar. And his fake buffoon persona plays well on TV to the stupid.

On the other hand, if there is a single English politician with the standing of repeatedly being on the right side of history who might be able to persuade Sinn Fein to take their seats, it is JC.

I think that by Christmas we'll have had another election and that Ruth Davidson will be the Tory leader. The job is a poisoned chalice now. The DUP, whom God shouldn't preserve, will prop up the Tories for a while but they are nowhere near in line with the Tories on brexit. I have a feeling that we may be in for a coalition or three in years to come. And here was me thinking that it would be Tories for decades. Has anyone ever screwed up bigger-time than Theresa May? Well, apart from Camoron calling that referendum?

I saw predictions. I gave them the same credence that I give to opinion polls. i.e. not a lot. I don't believe anyone was predicting that Labour would lose all its seats, or even enough that the number would be reduced sufficiently that they would be 'nowhere'. Saying he has 'come from nowhere' seems just an attempt to make where he is now (with his party in second place) look more spectacular.

Sour grapes, Nigel. Your favoured leader screwed up and showed that she has very poor judgement. Corbyn steered a great campaign in the face of mass demonisation and got the best Labour vote for 20 years. Labour was supposed to be a basket case six weeks ago. That's your context.

Terminology is everything. If Murray wins a tennis match in straight sets it may be a good win. If he wins 3-2 after being two sets down it's a comeback. If he wins in straight sets after some pundit has predicted he'll be two sets down (which doesn't actually happen) it is back to being a good win. It's not a 'comeback' despite the prediction.

Going from second place six weeks ago to second place now does not seem to be a fantastic achievement. Those who considered Labour a 'basket case' six weeks ago may not have revised that opinion since. The party has still failed to 'win' the election, or even get the greater number of seats.

It's unusual (but not unexpected) to hear the losers proclaim how well they have done.

From: Steve Shaw - PM Date: 09 Jun 17 - 08:26 AM Corbyn . . . got the best Labour vote for 20 years. Labour percentage vote this year (2017) 40.2% (1997)43.2% (2001)40.7% 2001 to 2017 is not 20 years. Also number of seats won is less than in 2001 or 2005.

Number of votes may have gone up, but not as a percentage of the total votes cast. (compared with 1997 & 2001)

Well, your woman has just spent the last seven weeks ridiculing the opposition. So I suppose you know what you're talking about.

I'm happy to be corrected on the Labour share of the vote. It's the best for 16 years, not 20. I was regurgitating what a Beeb pundit was saying without checking for myself. Maybe he was referring to total votes, I dunno. I wasn't thinking of total seats.

As for my response, I suggest you wait for a week or two before you decide who really lost this election. Measure it by whatever parameter you like - enforced sacking of leader, egg on face, humiliation factor, the obligation to make dodgy deals with a bunch of highly-unpleasant sectarian bigots, shattered hubris and complacency, whatevvah. And none of it remotely necessary. Jezza may not be forming the next government, but he's changed politics in this country forever. He did it by being honest and refraining from negative campaigning. Watch and learn, Tories, Murdoch and Dacre.